Leaves of Grass

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  • Opened September 17, 2010 (Limited 9/17)
  • 1 hr 45 min
  • R | violence, pervasive language, and drug content

  • When Ivy League classics professor Bill Kincaid receives news of the murder of his estranged identical twin brother, Brady (Edward Norton), in a pot deal gone bad, he leaves the world of Northeastern academia to travel back to his home state of Oklahoma. Upon arrival, he finds that reports of his brother’s death are greatly exaggerated, and he's soon caught up in the dangerous and unpredictable world of drug commerce in the backwaters of the Southwest. In the process, he reconnects with his eccentric mother (Susan Sarandon), meets a wise and educated young woman who has bypassed academia in favor of the gentler rhythms of life (Keri Russell), and unwittingly helps his troubled brother settle a score with a pernicious drug lord (Richard Dreyfuss) who uses Tulsa, Oklahoma's small Jewish community for cover. Leaves of Grass follows a twisting narrative path merging crime drama, drug comedy, classical philosophy and sudden violence. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Edward Norton, Tim Blake Nelson, Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss, Keri Russell
  • Director: Tim Blake Nelson
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

Some kind of sweet, wacky masterpiece. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

The movie bubbles with intellectual curiosity and narrative ambition. Read full review

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New York Magazine (Vulture)
| David Edelstein

Part goofy drug comedy, part shocking bloodbath. It’s a riot of tones and genres, but unlike that other recent hybrid, "Pineapple Express," the parts add up to something larger. Read full review

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Writer/director Tim Blake Nelson manages a finely tuned balance that is rare in cinema. Moving from the far reaches of comedy to the nether regions of drama, he never skips a beat or sets the pitch too high. Read full review

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Keri Russell as Janet and Edward Norton as Bill Kincaid in "Leaves of Grass."